Detection and Measurement of Stones With Ultrasound Strain Elastography: A Phantom Study.

abstract：:Ultrasound has become a widely used diagnostic imaging modality in medicine because of its safety and portability. Because of rapid advances in technology, in recent years, sonographic imaging quality has significantly increased. Despite these advances, the potential to encounter artifacts while imaging remains.This a...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Prabhu SJ,Kanal K,Bhargava P,Vaidya S,Dighe MK

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Color Doppler ultrasound (CDUS) is currently preferred to screen for renal artery stenosis (RAS); however, a wide range of sensitivities and specificities have been reported. We wanted to identify potential factors contributing to this wide range and to improve CDUS screening for RAS. We noted RAS was over...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Lo R,Donaldson C

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are reviewed every two years by a multidisciplinary expert panel. The guideline development and review include an extensive analysis of current medical literature from peer reviewed journals a...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Baker ME,Nelson RC,Rosen MP,Blake MA,Cash BD,Hindman NM,Kamel IR,Kaur H,Piorkowski RJ,Qayyum A,Yarmish GM

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noninvasive characterization of focal liver lesions is largely based on their enhancement patterns on contrast-enhanced imaging. The use of microbubble contrast agents combined with specialized ultrasound (US) techniques has significantly expanded the role of US in the diagnosis of focal liver lesions based on their v...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Jang HJ,Kim TK,Wilson SR

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there is an increasing use of more imaging modalities in breast imaging, the role of breast sonography has not diminished--in fact, the applications of sonography have increased with the improvement of high-frequency equipment. Compared with other breast imaging modalities, current sonographic equipment has e...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Hashimoto BE,Morgan GN,Kramer DJ,Lee M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although hemorrhagic corpus luteum cysts are frequently seen during sonography of the female pelvis, their diagnosis is often challenging as a result of variations in size, thickness of the cyst wall, and internal echo pattern depending on the formation and lysis of the clot. There are cases in which hemoperitoneum is...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Swire MN,Castro-Aragon I,Levine D

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal transplantation is the best treatment option for chronic renal failure, with marked improvement in social activity, work, and family life. In addition to these obvious improvements, it is an extremely cost-effective procedure when successful. Ultrasonography plays a major role in the imaging of these patients, a...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Baxter GM

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to assess the differential diagnostic value of classification of obstructive versus nonobstructive azoospermia by scrotal ultrasound. Forty patients with azoospermia were selected for our study (ages, 23-35; average, 29 ± 5.34 years). Patients were divided into the obstructive (17) or nonobstructive ...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Liu J,Wang Z,Li M,Zhou M,Zhan W

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative ultrasound provides spatial resolution of the pancreas superior to computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and transabdominal sonography. This pictorial essay will review common benign and malignant pancreatic processes including the following: pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, pancreatitis, en...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Shin LK,Brant-Zawadzki G,Kamaya A,Jeffrey RB

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was to evaluate the correlation between birth weight and the distance between distal rectal pouch and perineum (P-P distance) and to determine a cutoff value for P-P distance to diagnose low-type imperforate anus in neonates with low-birth weight (LBW).We included 15 neonates with LBW (mean weight, 2012 ± 4...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Hosokawa T,Hosokawa M,Tanami Y,Takahashi H,Hattori S,Sato Y,Tanaka Y,Kawashima H,Oguma E,Yamada Y

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Portal venous system evaluation is required in many clinical circumstances, as substantial morbidity and mortality can be associated with a spectrum of portal vein abnormalities. Portal venous system pathologies can be congenital or acquired, and the knowledge of their imaging appearances will allow for a confident di...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Kulkarni NM,Griffin MO Jr,OʼConnor SD,Sudakoff G

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the overwhelming prevalence of cholelithiasis, many health care professionals are not familiar with the basic pathophysiology of gallstone formation. This article provides an overview of the biochemical pathways related to bile, with a focus on the physical chemistry of bile. We describe the important factors ...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Itani M,Dubinsky TJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HDlive (high-definition live or real-time US), a new ultrasound software, combines a movable virtual adjustable light source in a software that calculates the proportion of light reflecting through surface structures, depending on light direction. The light source can be manually positioned to illuminate the desired a...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Bonilla-Musoles F,Raga F,Osborne NG,Bonilla F Jr,Caballero O,Climent MT,Wallraf SH,Castillo JC

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although mammography is the mainstay of early breast cancer detection, it has known limitations, particularly in women with dense breasts. As a result, additional imaging modalities, including ultrasound and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, are also being used to supplement mammography in the early detect...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Hooley RJ,Andrejeva L,Scoutt LM

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anorectal malformations are a rare condition difficult to diagnose in the prenatal period. It can be suspected if distal bowel appears dilated in the first-trimester ultrasound or if intraluminal echogenic foci are detected during the second-trimester scan. We report a case with these ultrasound signs (dilated sigmoid...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Correia P,Moreira M,Rodrigues M,Inocêncio G

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative ultrasonography can play a particularly useful role in facilitating surgery or guiding biopsies in the brain and spinal canal. Given the limited access that is frequently afforded to the operating surgeon, coupled with lesions that may be located in deep or seemingly inaccessible locations, sonography p...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Kane RA,Kruskal JB

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver fibrosis is evaluated to assess the prognosis and guide the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB). To compare the efficiency of 2 transient elastography techniques for grading liver fibrosis in CHB: visual transient elastography (ViTE) with real-time image guidance and FibroScan (FS) with no image guidance. All...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Ren X,Zhang L,Xia S,Chen Z,Zhou W,Ji R,Zhou J,Lin Y,Zhan W

更新日期：2020-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart diseases (CHDs) carry a high prevalence rate in the general population (0.8%-1%). Most fetal CHDs occur in patients without any risk factors. The prenatal recognition of CHD has major impacts on the pregnancy and its outcome. The aforementioned data justify prenatal ultrasound (US) screening of CHD in...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Lapierre C,Rypens F,Grignon A,Dubois J,Déry J,Garel L

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to determine the ability of ultrasound to predict survival and detect more aggressive tumors in women with ovarian masses. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Institutional review board approval was obtained. A total of 167 patients who presented with adnexal mass/masses were included. These were documented...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Mubarak AI,Morani AC,Samuel J,Sun J,Wei W,Bhosale PR

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of the diaphragm in critically ill patients is simple and noninvasive and has shown good repeatability. The aim of the study was to generate a predictive index for successful weaning (ULDIMex) from invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) based on an ultrasonographic diaphragmatic assessment before perform...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Garrido-Aguirre E,Ñamendys-Silva SA,Del Moral OR,Cortés-Soto CA,Romero-González JP

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early and accurate prenatal diagnosis of intrauterine growth restriction is important. Commonly used biometric parameters have limited specificity and require accurate dating. Fetal abdominal wall thickness (AWT) could be a useful supplemental parameter. We performed a retrospective study of 100 third trimester ultras...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Wu L,Richardson ML,Dubinsky T

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the relationship between breast ultrasound background echotexture (BET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) and whether this relationship varied with hormonal status and amount of fibroglandular tissue (FGT) on MRI. Two hundred eighty-three Korean women (52.1 years;...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Kim SJ,Jung HK,Han BK,Lee JH,Oh KS,Lee JS,Lee Y

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography is essential in the management of children with sickle cell anemia and is a valuable adjunct to the evaluation of a variety of intracranial pathologies in children and adults, including vasoconstriction caused by subarachnoid hemorrhage, demonstration of major intracranial vessel s...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： McCarville MB

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of antiangiogenic drugs in cancer therapy necessitates an imaging modality that can longitudinally assess posttreatment changes in tumor vasculature. In this regard, microbubble contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) offers several advantages over conventional imaging modalities. The small size of microbu...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Hwang M,Niermann KJ,Lyshchik A,Fleischer AC

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To forego misdiagnosis and biopsy-related complications, we explore a novel technique that embraces tissue elasticity to circumvent the current limitations in the accurate, non-invasive detection of prostate cancer. A MEDLINE® database search of literature pertinent to prostate elastography published in the last five ...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Gandhi J,Zaidi S,Shah J,Joshi G,Khan SA

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by aplasia or hypoplasia of the uterus and vagina due to arrest in the development of the müllerian ducts. Women with this syndrome have the normal 46 XX karyotype, normal female secondary sex characteristics, and primary amenorrhea. Only ...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Amaratunga T,Kirkpatrick I,Yan Y,Karlicki F

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the levator hiatus area (LHA) at rest and during the performance of maximal pelvic floor muscle (PFM) contractions, during the abdominal hypopressive technique (AHT), and during the combination of PFM contractions (PFMCs) and the AHT. The study included 17 healthy nulliparous women who had...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Resende AP,Torelli L,Zanetti MR,Petricelli CD,Jármy-Di Bella ZI,Nakamura MU,Araujo Júnior E,Moron AF,Girão MJ,Sartori MG

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aims of this study were to evaluate if a dynamic automatic image optimization technique decreases examination time and number of keystrokes while maintaining or improving image quality and to determine if these variables vary with sonographer experience. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Five sonographers of varying e...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Barr RG,Grajo JR

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a global increase in the rate of cesarean delivery during the last 30 years. As a result, many women of reproductive age now have uterine scars. Well-recognized obstetric and gynecologic consequences include cesarean scar pregnancy, scar dehiscence or rupture, and scar endometriosis. More recently, abno...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Rezvani M,Shaaban AM,Kennedy AM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the reliability of CEUS on the diagnosis of acute (AR) or chronic rejection (CR) after renal transplantation, patients who received renal transplantation in our center from January 2011 and December 2015 were retrospectively included in the current study. All the included patients underwent contrast-enhanced u...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Cai R,Tao L,Liang W,Lin M,Guo X,Huang XE

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00